“Tulpan” (2008), awarded at Cannes, introduced the world to the life of Kazakh steppe shepherds.
It was from Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, that Gagarin launched in 1961 to become the first man in space.
In Almaty, the Medeu ice rink and Charyn canyon are worth the trip. An eSIM helps: Yandex Go for rides, the 2GIS app for addresses and mountain weather before Shymbulak.